Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad

Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad (1270-1290) was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1287 to 1 February 1290, succeeding Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban and preceding Shamsuddin Kayumars.

Biography
Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad was the son of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, and Kotwal Fakhr-ud-Din of Delhi chose Muiz-ud-Din to succeed Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban as Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate in 1287. Muiz-ud-Din indulged in wine and women during his reign, and he appointed Jalal-al-Din Khalji as the commander of his military. He angered the Turkish nobility by murdering a political rival, and Khalji had Muiz-ud-Din murdered; his successor Shamsuddin Kayumars would also be murdered, ending the Mamluk dynasty and empowering the Khalji dynasty.